A cultural complex that is an architectural wonder

Connemara Public Library at Egmore is one of the four National Depository Libraries which receive a copy of all books, newspapers and periodicals published in India.

By :  migrator
Update: 2018-12-09 02:52 GMT

Chennai

Established in 1896, the library is a repository of centuries-old publications, wherein lie some of the most respected works and collections in the country. It also serves as a depository library for the UN..

The library was as part of a cultural complex that grew in the grounds of what was once called ‘The Pantheon’. The entire complex now boasts buildings that reflect architectural unity, even while demonstrating the various stages of Indo-Saracenic development, from Gothic-Byzantine to Rajput Mughal and Southern Hindu Deccani.

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